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1 | Jacob or Joseph? | Deut 26:5 | budderfligh | 198784 | ||
The KJV version of this verse says: Deut.5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: Why do other versions of Scripture translate this to be Jacob and not Joseph since Jacob ultimately came to Egypt due to what Joseph had accomplished there. Also, doesn't the phrase "ready to perish" seem to apply more to the predicament that Joseph found himself in when his brothers left him in the pit? Thanks in advance for any opinions on this question. God's blessings, budderfligh |
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2 | Jacob or Joseph? | Deut 26:5 | stjohn | 198789 | ||
Hi budderfligh, It's often found in the Scripture, that the name Jacob is used as a term that means The Nation Israel in a general sense. God often does this throughout the Bible. Here are just a very few examples fond in Psalms. Ps 14:7, 22:23, 53:6, 78:5, 78:21, 78:71, 81:4, 105:10, 105:23, 114:1, Also; Num 23:7, 23:10, 23:21, 23:23 You may want to do a word search. Put the words (Jacob Israel) in the search box to the right of this page. You will see that Jacob is very often used synonymously with Israel. I hope that helped. God bless John |
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3 | Jacob or Joseph? | Deut 26:5 | budderfligh | 198879 | ||
Hi John, Thank you for your response to my question. Sorry it's taken so long to say thank you. Actually, I was pretty certain that was the answer, but in this particular case the text seemed to speak so clearly of Joseph that it had me a bit confused. Again, thanks for your response. God bless and keep you also, budderfligh |
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4 | Jacob or Joseph? | Deut 26:5 | stjohn | 198901 | ||
You are very welcome Budderfligh! Hey, I get confused when I look in a mirror! I often think,..... who's that and, what's he starring at? ;-) God bless John |
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